DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
2 N A V Y A N N E X
BOARD FOR CORRECTION O F NAVAL RECORDS
JRE
Docket No. 04591-03
20 October 2003
WASHINGTON D C 20370-5100
This is in reference to your application for correction of your
naval record pursuant to the provisions of title 10 of the
United States Code, section 1552.
A three-member panel of the Board for Correction of Naval
Records, sitting in executive session, considered your
application on 16 October 2003. Your allegations of error and
injustice were reviewed in accordance with administrative
regulations and procedures applicable to the proceedings of this
Board. Documentary material considered by the Board consisted
of your application, together with all material submitted in
support thereof, your naval record and applicable statutes,
regulations and policies.
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Tllr. I3ja rl.1 rej ectcrl your contention that the
After careful and conscientious consideration of the entire
record, the Board found that the evidence submitted was
insufficient to establish the existence of probable material
error or injust i 8
reason for your separation and your reentry code should be
corrected because you \never had a respiratory problem other
than the one time and never got a second opinion." The Board
found that you were discharged from the Marine Corps because of
asthma, a condition, not a disability, interfering with your
performance of duty, and you were assigned a reentry code of RE-
3P. The discharge was based on your disclosure of a pre-service
history of asthma, which persisted after you entered on active
duty, and interfered with your performance of duty for an
extended period of time. The diagnosis of asthma was
substantiated by physical examination, observation of symptoms,
spirornetry testing, and positive results on a methacholine
challenge test. The fact that a private physician found you to
be symptom free more than five years after you were discharged
from the Marine Corps was considered insufficient to demonstrate
that your discharge was erroneous, particularly since you did
provide an accurate report of your longstanding history of
pulmonary complaints to the physician.
In view of the foregoing, your application has been denied. The
names and votes of the members of the panel will be furnished
upon request.
It is regretted that the circumstances of your case are such
that favorable action cannot be taken. You are entitled to have
the Board reconsider its decision upon submission of new and
material evidence or other matter not previously considered by
the Board. In this regard, it is important to keep in mind that
a presumption of regularity attaches to all official records.
Consequently, when applying for a correction of an official
naval record, the burden is on the applicant to demonstrate the
existence of probable material error or injustice.
Sincerely,
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